Organisation : Your Community Health
Location : Melbourne (Resevoir)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Support Services, Mental Health
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 9 Feb, 2022
About the organisation
Your Community Health provides a comprehensive range of medical, dental and allied health services and support programs to anyone, through a combination of outreach, client-based and center-based activities. Our purpose is to enable health, wellbeing and dignity for all people in northern Melbourne by providing responsive and accessible services.
We provide priority access to those most at risk of health inequalities and those that may face barriers to accessing traditional health services.
About the role
- Be part of a purpose-driven organisation committed to community development and a social model of health
- Make a meaningful contribution to the health, wellbeing and dignity for all people in northern Melbourne
- Attractive salary packaging
About the role
Your Community Health is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Allied Health Assistant to join the Physiotherapy team for this permanent, full-time position.
Reporting to the Physiotherapy Coordinator, the Allied Health Assistant position supports the provision of quality Physiotherapy services to clients of Your Community Health. The role involves follow up of Physiotherapy programs with individual clients in clinic and at home, administrative duties, planning and delivering exercise groups and assisting clients to transition into community-based exercise groups.
Your passion and commitment will see you:
- Support clients to complete their Physiotherapy programs
- Assist in planning, organising and implementing physiotherapy group programs
- Monitor, maintain and order physiotherapy supplies
- Undertake administrative duties that may include client phone calls and scheduling appointments, group waiting list management
- Be a great team player
To succeed in this role you will have:
- Recognised Certificate III or IV in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent
- Experience working as an Allied Health Assistant in a community setting
- Experience planning, organising and delivering exercise groups
- Experience working with older people, people with disabilities and ethnically diverse populations
- Excellent IT and communication skills
- Current Victorian driver’s licence
What is on offer
You will join a dedicated, caring and talented team, with a positive and supportive culture. We are committed to professional and career development of all our staff and truly value work-life balance. Staff have access to generous not-for-profit salary packaging benefits, discounted gym
memberships and work in a great location, with free car parking, close to shops and cafes.
Please note this role is based across our East Reservoir,
Northcote and Preston sites
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Allied Health Assistant via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Support_Services, #Mental_Health
